Laboratory Manager

It is essential for applicants to meet the following employment criteria:

• at least one year of post-qualification employment at an appropriate skill level,
• undertaken in the last five years,
• working 20 hours or more per week, and
• highly relevant to the nominated occupation.

If the qualification is not in a highly relevant field, then the applicant must have:

• three years of post-qualification employment experience at an appropriate skill level,
• undertaken in the last five years,
• working 20 hours or more per week, and
• highly relevant to the nominated occupation.

This is reduced to two years if there is an additional qualification at least at AQF Diploma level in a highly relevant field.

If employment has occurred before completion of qualification, then five years of highly relevant employment experience are required in addition to at least one year of highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level in the last five years.

Please note in order to achieve a successful Skills Assessment Outcome, a positive assessment for both qualifications and employment is required.

A Laboratory Manager plans, organises, directs, controls and coordinates the operations of a research or production laboratory (ANZSCO).    

Highly relevant fields of study would include a major focus in Laboratory Technology or Laboratory Management. On a case-by-case basis we can consider other major fields of study in a scientific discipline that is highly relevant to the subsequent employment context.

Please note that employment managing a laboratory that is not in a research or production setting, such as pathology or general practitioner clinics, will not be assessed positively. 

Applicants for this occupation must provide an organisational chart.